Tool-feeding mechanism.



A. L. DE LEEUW. TOOL FEEDING MECHANISM.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 11. 1907- PATENTED JUNE 80, 1908.

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PATENTED JUNE 3'0, 1908.

A. L. DE LEEUW. TOOL PB EDING MECHANISM.

APPLIOATION FILED JULY 11, 1907 UNITED EiTATES PATENT ADOLPH L. DE LEEUW, OF HAMILTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO Till? 'KNIZUHT PLA NIP/R COMPANY, Oi? i iNODiNATI, 0111i), A CORPURATIUN or (IllilO.

TOOL-FEEDING MECHANISM.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 11, 1&07.

Patented June 30, 1908.

Serial No. 383,252.

To a 107mm sit may concern:

Be it linowirthalv l, ADoLPu L. Dr. LEEU W, a citizen of tho linitod States, residing at Hamilton, in tho county of Butler and Slate of Ohio, have inventor] certain new and usoful improvements in lool-liceding Meohanism, of which the following is a speoiiioaiion.

My invention rel-airs to tooll'eecling manhanism, such as cnurloyod 'l'or lecding the tool or iools in. incial planing machinery, and has for its object tho providing of feeding means :uctuated by a mo'liro agent ha ring constantrotation in a given direction from a. source indopendonl, of the reciprocating table and reciprocating actuating parts for the table, and constructed for performing the tool-iced at approximarely ilio cnd oi cilhcr the culring. or backing movement of the table, .irrcspia-live of lhe direction of the loud of the lords, i. c. i'coding the tools at either end in oilhcr'diroelion, and arranged so that the tool-iced may he accomplishei'l or not as do sired when manually tripping the tabledrive ,l'or reciprocating the table for short or pariia strokes, for inslanco when testing tho posilioll oi the iool, and the im'ontion will ho readily understood from the following desoriplion and claims, and from the drawings, in which laller:

Figure is aside clrraticm of my improved device applied to a nu-l al planing machine, he lalfiior being shown partly broken away. ,1 in 2 an cnd (llYullMl ol the same. Fig. is a horizontal so: lion lalicn on the line 2 2 of Fig. '1. Fig: 4 is a side clovaiion of tho poral.ing hcad of my improved devico; and, l ig. 5 is a rros sooiion oi the same on tho lino g 2 oi Fig. -.l. Fig. 5 is a side clcration of one oi thc ralchct and pau'LhoXr-s. Fir. 7 is an axial soclion of lhe same. on ihe lino .r r of Fig. (3. Fig. 8 a dolail, show ing' ihe locdu'acli connection lo i'he ratchet and pau'ldroxcs, shown on tho sci-lion line //,'--1/; ol' Fig. l. Fig. 5) is a sidc cievation, partly in section on tho line 1 of Fig. 10, showing the ral(hot-housing 'ior the sidehoad-feed-scr wv1 and, Fig. H) is a bollom v ew oi thc some.

I have exemplified. my improved dovicc as applied to a racial )laning nun-blue provided with a pair of loo -hcads on ihe cross rail, lire tools being mountod on slidcs, the heads and slidos being moved-b the usual screws and spline .1 rod, actuated b" the usual feed- I'ack, the machine being urt-her provided with side-hoods aclualcd by lho usual feedso'rews. The tool-slide of the ride-heads may also be led by power in any usual manner. 'lhose parts may be of ordinary or usual construction and any one or more of tho same may be employed, or tools oi dillereni character and having dill'crcnl moving agencies may be employed without. departing from the spirit of my invention. Thus 1 represents the frame on which. a table- 2 is caused lo reciprocate forward and back in any ordinary or wcll known manner, as by means of the ordinary table-rack and bull-- VillPil drive, comprising, for instance. the tafblc-rach 3, with which the bull-wheel l on a shaft 5 meshes, a pinion (.5 on a shall. 7 engaging ihe bull-whecl and having thereon a gear 8 engaged by tho gear 9 on a suitable driving shalt ill) having secured ihereto an ordinary str p-pulley 11 having the drii'ing l ar-cs i2 13 wit 1. which hclls 15 iii are adapted to engage for driving lhc drire-shait alternately in op osite dircelions, for respectively causing toe table to movc across the tools for performing the culling oporation on ihe stock carried by tho lahlo or returning the table to initial position ready for a succeeding out upon the stool; by the tools. At tho respective sides of tho step-pulley, loose pulleys 17 l8 rotate loosely about the shall. 10 for receiving the belts in ordinary manner.

There is a belbshi'ltcr 1.) having shifting;- forks 120 21 articulalcd with levers 22 23 hav ingpins .34 25 recoivrd by slols 2G 27 of a. sliding plate 28.

31 rcproscnls a cross1'ail adjustable up and down on guide-ways 32 of the column 33 of the machine in any ord inary or well kn wn mannrr. This rross-rail is adapted to have one or more lool-hcads slide laterally thcreon on a guidcway 34. I have shown lhcsc toolhcads at 35 36, adapted to be fed latcrally on the saddle by moans of adj usling screws 37 38. The lools 3U 40 are secured to toolslidos ll 42 adapted lo bo 'lcd on iho heads by moans o'l' screws 43 44, and adapted to be fed by hand or by power in ordinary manner from a splincd shalt 46 is a pinion on tho shall -15 and engages )inions -17 on the adjusting screws 3? 3S. lhcsc pinions -16 -.l7 48 are caused to have operative engagement wilil'i thrlr rcspoclire shaft or screws for opera-tow jhe hitter ia either direction by means 0 the ordinary the stud '75.

ratchet and pawl-boxes 49 50 51 arranged to move the rod and screws in either direction. or to run idle according to the position in which the P2113715 may be set, in usual manner, for feeding the tool-heeds and slides in either direction. Thus each of the ratchet and fill-b02195 may comprise a collar 52 fast on the rod or screw, on which coila-r e. douhie pew 53 on e pin 54 rocks, a handle 55 being on the pin Mend having a finger 55 edap ed to engage e notch 57 in a spring 58 secured to the collar for setting both teeth of the double pawl in neutral position with Z'BlStiJi-OH to an internal ratchet-Wheel 59 on the pinion which is normally loose on the shaft. When the finger 56 is forced out of its notch, either ofthe teeth of the double pewi is caused to have operative engagement with the rate -et- Wheel for piecing the pinion into engagement with the rod or screw.

Apinion 66 engages the einion 4e and meshed by a gear 61 on e 62 he'vr a pinion 63 thereon engaged by e feed-reek 66 is e side-heed, movable up and do, the guidewey 32 by means of a feed-eel. journeled in. bearings 69 on the t'ii'zime. side-heed carries at side toel-siide 76 having at side-tool '71 secured thereto. screw 68 mimics e spirei gear? meshed l) e SQiifil gear 71 on etu The spiral 74 h fest thereon, which i in either direction from The mtolw't-lumeing it Ixee e do on e i 5} whose o e? end Wheel 50 for Tool":- eitioo o1" tlilut gegeethoifletehs "Wi'KQE-l for op i tel" in eitiier' est-ion. =A up 4 plug 81- oeeis e5 inst the feces o t pawl for holding the same in adjusted poeition.

heel-feed ii v I c which has s32 mewonneotion screw, as see the saline Fae: in the 5p ehgem 83 being meshed y e s Frei- 855 on the side-heed opereted by at ihLIl 'clle 4 There may he aside-head with its etten ling feeding mechanism at the 0th the maehine, and, i have shown designating the hj/ simiie reference numorele. These st also'he pr ided with onlinai-y newhi'eelle m1 the aloof-slides thm'em Ugh-1" itted from the feedq'm-la 64 or the l'mo-ee-rm'v' 68 in any usual nmnner.

91 is at m'zmi'i-luam img. having a crank-pin 92 Whose block 93- is eejustel e hingitwlineliy of the slot 94: hy means i an adjusting screw link articulates, the erenk eee ee meek-housing with e oin 97 of the ratchethousing 77. The crank-housing is pivoted inl'em'necliete of the ends of its shit so as to position its crank-pin at eitheflside of its rocking axis. This permits its i'ecdii'lg stroke for advancing the tool to take piece at either side of its rocking axis. The erenlehousing is eecuroal to e -shaft 9H journeleil in bearings 99 of i he frame and having :1 creole liousing $1" secured thereto at the other side of the mechi .V, which comieets with the retehebhousin 77iiiy mean? of a link 96'. This permits the feed '0'? the tools of the respective eideheede to he eeomnpii l ned in equal 01 diti'erent piopo'rtion and in the same 0?: iliii'ei'ent (liZM 'lZiOZl.

- if is the cmnkiousing for the teed-reek K a stud i022.

The creok-housiing Q1 Wmedmte oi the length of i 4 pin to v ma 7 L f SQCQAPU 2 13.315:

114 suiteihi mohine 1 i5 is sue-:5, eiso e1 .muhme,

l is 'jou. noted, nut; H7 upon a 1 19 i me gem about which the iY'lZlk-iflflhl? imfl which :1 f :11 12% 1S litfiilf'fiirtififl. meshes me pinion 3 4 Wheel H9 secufeii the; oewl i243 is pivoted on the orenkwresni es on e pin 121,

E253 E101 5 shown as :n'tume 228% on the (rank-lions! 1g EL l mi with the pin {for melting the intte The e1 emming I36 ates with i the ra e 2 iv: '1 outing g'enient oi the l pewi w i hetoviieem 11 #383. the iniluem? normally engages the teeth of the ence of the constant prim-minim? for iilr! toohfeeding n". ehz'inisni. This engngement is temporary oniy, preirmhiy :11;- thr ends of the reciprocating movements oi the table, for feeding the tools instantly and positively during engagement of rho pawl with the m tohevwh 001 The crank-misirig, in tin orosmii ommpii" fimtion makes onedmif FPVOiliiiOii .li' zip-- proxinmtoiy tho nd of wish oubting mid hackingstroke oi the drown-table, the Looifeod i'ieing eflocted dnr': '1 ono of said movements of the crzrnhring and rho return of the tooid'eedin warts to initial oosiiii'in ink- ,1

mg place onring the other oi said movements E tho nrogirr zoning of the oi a pair of tri jipvrs shown as arms 1 2i) 13 i pivoted rosprcmvoiy at 33 132 to tho orins 152% 3254 of a hrm kot 135 shown as -inpvd 'fo the siod i'l-i- 11s by in nns oi or set-screw 13 i. link E37 connects {he tripprr-mnns (or roinhi'ovd movemont as by iioing urtionhitod ihercniih on pins 138 5.39. 'ihr irsphoiix'n arms are pirefrrahiy pri'ividod n'h h hioaks M0 14 5 'Whirh ihv hrwi.

ante-:1 w zd im'ini pawl is ad musing disoo 'onwni iii A. iever 1-1.") pivorod nhon'i ha stud 1H and is articulated iriih tho iink 137 mi rid. A rod nr'icnhitod iviih th iewr 1-13 iii; [46. This rod has tzippois 1 HS adjust- :ihi svcnrcd thrroto. A rock-shaft; M9 rocks in a i)(:'!1il'l 150. An arm 55' is socured to ho rook-shaft ii iork 15; of which tnhos :ihoni the rod H5 and is adopted to oiigag'o tho taippois H7 148 for alternately moving the rod and 'i'ho tiip 'wrsirnis 129 131? in opposii'o dirooiions ior nh rriniii ir bringing these iii1)i="i2ii"l!i$ into tho rs oi movement of tho hooi of tho pain! iii), die, movementhbingsnch lhut when iiliimd'rihiiig block on ons tri iprr-nrm is movrd ont of tho range of the her-i, ihr other sirih -diiiw i r' movod into snrh rmnro. Th0 rod H5 our i r ior irip 2nd mm 00.

:zi o ho nnrnnniiy ozorod rod w pair] 1.26 h: hood, and ii pr-d sido riirdl onl M iii now" is opomir-d by hateither of those rosniinnts inn) ho so rely had when nmnuzdiy irippinsi' iin inhirmrivr for short or pnriizd stroiirs, :i. when testing {mi-positions, or Lhr said rorh ing member may also 11:2. \"o :i more; n on i.

.156 is si, roririn g; inrinhor, shown :is a holirmnk lever, havi' n handle [57 and an arm i554, to which lnttm a link 15%) :iriirnhitod on :1 pin H30. the iink being; also m'tviculntod to an arm 161 {it $615, he mm 161 hvin g fast on rho rock-shaft. 14!). An arm H; :iiso sm'riiloti to the rocivshziif, a link I being; irrtiouisited with said arm and with. ti o boiishifting plate.

Tho r04 shaft 149, wimn opomiod h r pon'z'wr is pr t' fersrhiy onornwd from onu oi tho rimming siorkqrioving parts. i. hswo shown it o'pormod from o mhie Hid (:onstii'nting one of rho c-hnnonis of tho bait-shiii in inochanismi This bolt-shifting .i'nechainisin is M PXPlHpiifiCfliIiOfi of :1. roversiny nmchzinism for rho 'i'nhio, in (his insi'anoo 2 1141111 as driven from baits moving res n their in opposiio diYOuiiOfiS although other moving and reriproroling ogcliu v for tho pianor-mhio may be omployod. 'ihns orzi hoii-shii'iing ri pivoiud on an arm 16? of tho roci g nirlnnor. wi'ih which irip i t'iiil mi 163 sid nsinbio hxngrihwiso of tho iohio is i v powrr soon-o oi :idnptod to angina for i iii iin g tho Trio Thishown as tho with (who sfroko or the rip and adopted in in my rd x" 2: ingi iri i llijii i fibifi lengthwise of hiphmooi i The. ianpoi i7? is shin ingt n apet for initiating ho h; rhino oho of tho Manor-"midis. ino roohinr; ,nzmizhz r has a weight 171 and rho trip H36 1 1211 weight 372 iiiEI'POH for aiding; tho irips assuring and rationing lhoir posiiions .i have drsignziiod Lhrso hoitw 'hifiing trips and attendant parts hy ihr gonornl roi'oronrv noinoml 173 for indicating n mhio revmsing coniloi.

When the lorking Inmnbor is IIIOVfd in ono dirortion by ono of the izippois on [ho I'M-biprorziting iohio, tho rod H5 rocked in one diro j-tion, lhorohy :iiiecting t io position of the UiPiHIS in ihr i'ooding hvzid, and when said. r00 iing mambo '5; moved in tho opposiL-o dirrrtion by the hor oi' said toppers on iho iafhlo, ii rod 1-133 1: inovod in iihv opp-m site dirroi ion. For nnlioinining (he i'ordin g hon-d i'rippvrs in UOSiiiOH i pro'vidri 10 iriii-it 135 with o 1715 having aim-Aging a spring 181 in a socket 182 of the lever 1&3 for pressing the plug against either face 177 175 for holding the lever 143 inassumed position. I

If desired there may be a table reversing control and attendant parts at the-other side of the machine, indicated by similar but primed reference numerals, which may be in connection with the tel 173 by means of a shaft 185 having arms 186 186 at its XOSlHCilVt ends. The arm 186 has a slot in? into which the end of the pin 160 is received and slides for causing combined movement of the rocking member and arm 136. there being similar cmmeetions at the other side of the machine between the rocking member 156 and the arm res, for causing transference of movement across the machine from thetable reversing control 17-3 to 20 the bolt shifter 19.

iiy means of my improved device, I obtain a quick and positive feed for the toois which is independent of driving connection with the reciprocating parts oi the machine, and by means of my improved device I further obtain accurate feeds which may be definitely gaged. As illustrating the advantages of my iinproved device, it may he stated that by its I the tripper-arnis le reversing control I einploymentthe tool-feed may be accomplished at either end of the stroke of the planer-table, that is to say, the tool-feed may take lace at the end of the cuttin stroke or r n h at the end or the hacking stroke, and also be in either direction at any of the tools. It now the planer-table is set in motion and is moving on its banking stroke in the directionof the arrow (1, the cutting-stroke tappet 168 Wlll engage the trip 166 at approximately 7 4o t-heendoft-hehackingmovement-of thetabL for shifting the belts for initiating the out-ting stroli e of the tabio i thile this belt-shithing is being aeoompiished the reek-shaft; Mt tis being repl ed, thereby also rocking the arm 15] which operates i 148 on the'rod 145 for striking" one of the "ca pets and initiating movement of the eran casing of the ieeding-head, in the direction of the arrow it, will be noticed. however,

' that these tappets 147 148 are spaced apart; on the rod 145 and that the arm 151 has movement between said tappets before it strikes either of the same for shitting-the rod. The positions at which these tappots are set upon the rod determines the mognent at which. the feeding-heed trips are moved for releasing the pew] of the ftfifidiklgd'lQ-fid tor intitiating the movemenfioithe crank-casing of The tripper-arnis-oi' the feed-head are or. eriitedhygthe ast fraction of movementof the rocking in mmor shifting lover of the tahie-eontroi, and the'moment of movement of thetripper-arms reiatively'to the table-reas verse? is determined "the positioning of the between thetappets 14-7 eases? tappets on the rod 145 This movement of referabiy takes piece at the end of the be -shitting movement, in other words, the belts are substantially shifted for reversing the table-movement before the flipper-arms are tripped for aeconipiishing the feeding movement. By this means the operator may, if desired; reverse the tehie-movement to r short or partiai strokes, as for instance in testing the tool-position, by means of the hand-lever, Without effecting any feed of the. tools, by shifting the hand: lever only partially, or, if desired, the operat-olkniay shift the hand-lever to its limit of nioven'ient for eiiect'ing both short or parbial strokes of the table and feeding movements of the tools. fl

By the proper setting of the ratchet and pawl mechanisms and theproper positioning of the crenlepins of the crank-housings at, either sideof't heir roclriiig axes, the food may .be a 'coniplished at will at either end of the table for feeding the toots the desired distances in either direction, which may be aceom )lished either when tripping the lovers by hand or by power.

Having" thus fully described my invention what I elaizn as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In atool feeding mechanism, the combination, with the reciprocating parts, for controlling the reciprocating movement of the stock, of a rotary drive having a source of power otherthan said reciprocating parts, an intcrniittentlj rotating part having tooh feeding conneetion, intermittent driving eonneetion between said rotary drive and intermittently rotating part, and edjnstahle control between said intermittent driving connection and said reciprocating parts, substantially osidescribed.

2. In a tool-feeding mechanism, the some bination with the reeiproc ating "stoolr-rnovin parts, of a driving member rotatable in a constant direction having a source of power other than said reei irecating stoelonioving parts,"a driven part raving tool -feedin eon.- nec-tion, connecting means between the latter and said driving-men1be1g means actuated from one or more of said reciprocating stool?- moving parts for influeneine' the operation of said connecting means, one an intermediate adjustment; in said latter means for deter-- mining the moment-oi operstionoi said eon neeting means. i I

3. in a tool-feeding ineetninis'zn, the eombination with the reciprocating stoclmnov ing parts embracing a cont-rotting means for said reciprocating parts, of ti driving membcrrotatablein a constant direction having a source of power other than said reciprocating stoci -n1oVing parts, a driven part having rind-feeding conncetion, connecting means between the letter and said iriving member, means actuated witi'i said eentroiimg cease"! rs for influencing the operationjof said connecting means, and an adjustment in said latter means for determining the moment of operation of said connecting means.

4. In a tool-feeding mechanism, the combination with the reciprocating arts comprising the table and reciprocating driving arts therefor, of a driving member rotatale in a constant direction from a source of power other than said reciprocating table and parts, a driven member having toolfeeding connection, operating means between said driving member and driven member, and means having connection with one or more of said reciprocating parts for influencing the operative connection in said 0 erating means and causing operation 0 said driven member at both ends of movement of said reciprocating table, substantially as described.

5. In a tool feeding mechanism for a metal planer, the combination of a driving member rotatable in a constant direction, a driven member having tool-feeding connection, releasable driving connection between said members, a member for elfecting table-reversal, and an operatively spaced connection between said latter member and said releasable driving connection for dcterminin the moment of tool-feed relatively to tab e-re versal, substantially as described.

6. In a tool-feeding mechanism for a metal planer, the combination of a driving member rotatable in a constant direction, a driven member having tool-feeding connection, driving means between said members, tripping mechanism for effecting operative conncction in said driving means, a rod therefor, a member for effecting table-reversal, and an operatively spaced connection between said last-named member and said rod for the purpose described.

7. Ina metal planing machine, the combination witha reciprocating table and means for controlling the reciprocations of said table, of a tool-feeding mechanism comprising a driving member rotatable in a constant direction, a driven member having tool-feeding connection, driving means between said members, tripping mechanism for effecting operative connection in said drivin means, a rod depending therefrom, a memiier for oi fecting table-reversal, and spaced op connection between said last-named member and rod, substantially as described.

8. In a tool-feeding mechanism for planer the combination of a driving rotatable in a constant direction, i member having tool-feeding CODHGOIGL leasable driving connection bctwee members, a member for die. versal, and an adjustable connc. said latter member and said rele ing connection for determining the moment of tool-feed relatively to table-reversal, substantially as described.

9. In a tool-feeding mechanism for a metal planer the combination of a driving member rotatable in a constant direction, a driven member having tool-feeding connection, driving means between said members, tripping mechanism for effecting operative connection in said driving means, a rod therefor, a member for effecting table-reversal, and adjustable operative connection between said last-named member and said rod for the purpose described,

10. In a metal planing machine, the com-- bination with a reciprocating table and means for controlling the reciprocations of said table, oi a tool-feeding mechanism comprisin a driving member rotatable in a constant direction, a driven member having toolfeeding connection, driving means between said members, tripping mechanism for eifccting operative connection in said driving means, a rod depending therefrom, a memher for cilecting table-reversal, a tnppct-arm operated thcreb and adjustable iappets therefor on saic rod, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I have subscribed my name hereto in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ADOLIH ll. DE LEEUW.

Witnesses:

.PAUL M. Hoovlm, WM. LmsNEn.

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